Midfielder

Chris Shields

Linfield
Ireland
35 yrs
188 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 13
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Average rating: 7.06

Age35

Date of birth27 Dec 1990

Height188 cm

Weight70 kg

Preferred footRight

Market value€52K

Contract until31 May 2027

Season performance · 2026

NIFL Premiership

Linfield

Appearances / Starts13 / 12

Minutes1,102

Rating7.06

Goals / Assists2 / 0

Shots (on target)10 (3)

Passes · accuracy631 · 79%

Key passes5

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won85 / 155

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards4 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)1 / 1

Detailed statistics

Goal conversion20%

Accurate long balls51

Accurate crosses1

Aerial duels won34

Clearances39

Ball recoveries172

Fouls won13

Fouls committed10

Offsides0

Clean sheets0

Attributes

Characteristics

Strengths

1625

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
31 Oct 2026	Linfield – Dungannon Swifts	1–1	–	–
23 Oct 2026	Portadown FC – Linfield	1–2	60'	6.3
20 Oct 2026	Larne FC – Linfield	1–2	90'	7.1
17 Oct 2026	Carrick Rangers – Linfield	2–2	86'	6.7
10 Oct 2026	Linfield – Bangor FC	2–0	85'	7.8
25 Sep 2026	Coleraine FC – Linfield	1–3	90'	7.2
19 Sep 2026	Linfield – Crusaders FC	1–0	19'	6.6
15 Sep 2026	Portadown FC – Linfield	1–1	90'	7.2
12 Sep 2026	Dungannon Swifts – Linfield	0–1	90'	7.4
5 Sep 2026	Linfield – Carrick Rangers	1–0	90'	7.6
29 Aug 2026	Limavady United – Linfield	0–2	90'	6.6
21 Aug 2026	Linfield – Cliftonville FC	1–0	88'	7.8
15 Aug 2026	Linfield – Glentoran	2–1	90'	5.7
8 Aug 2026	Linfield – Ballymena United	0–3	90'	7.8
16 Jul 2026	Linfield – Nõmme Kalju	2–2	–	–

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 3 moves

Jul 2021

Dundalk To: Linfield

Transfer Undisclosed
Jan 2012

Bray Wanderers To: Dundalk

Free transfer
Nov 2008

Bray Academy To: Bray Wanderers

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)13

Average rating7.06

Last match rating6.323 Oct 2026

Matches missed01 injury record

Last 10 matches

6.3 7.1 6.7 7.8 7.2 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.6 6.6

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	NIFL Premiership	Linfield	13 (12)	1,102	2	0	7.06

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Player profile

NIFL Premiership 2026 · percentile among midfielders (64 players)

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6 matches · 467 min

Chris Shields: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.02	18
Key passes / 90 min	0.39	27
Completed passes / 90 min	47.6	85
Pass accuracy	82.6%	75
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	50
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.00	9
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	0.77	24
Rating	7.20	87

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